ACTOR

Kenneth Williams

1926 - 1988

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Kenneth Charles Williams (22 February 1926 – 15 April 1988) was a British actor and comedian. He was best known for his comedy roles and in later life as a raconteur and diarist. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Kenneth Williams has received more than 3,568,044 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2019). Kenneth Williams is the 7,644th most popular actor (down from 6,112th in 2019), the 5,392nd most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 4,522nd in 2019) and the 857th most popular British Actor.

Memorability Metrics

  • 3.6M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 42.03

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 16

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.37

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.48

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, Kenneth Williams ranks 7,644 out of 13,578. Before him are Olivia Munn, Khary Payton, Ninel Conde, Kang So-ra, Quim Gutiérrez, and Max Minghella. After him are Danny Chan Kwok-kwan, Macarena Gómez, June Haver, Don Stark, John Allen Nelson, and Hugh Marlowe.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1926, Kenneth Williams ranks 497. Before him are Bob Sweikert, Don Messick, John Clellon Holmes, Rashidi Kawawa, Aldo Tarlao, and Jan Morris. After him are June Haver, Pat Flaherty, Yoshihiro Hamaguchi, Paul Burke, Cathy Downs, and Bryan Forbes. Among people deceased in 1988, Kenneth Williams ranks 260. Before him are Jimmy Ball, Ottó Boros, Ron Staniforth, Alf Martinsen, John Clellon Holmes, and Bob Steele. After him are Daws Butler, Patrick Steptoe, Stuart Symington, István Klimek, Brook Benton, and Nikolai Sologubov.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Kenneth Williams ranks 5,392 out of 8,785. Before him are Charlie Buchan (1891), Caryl Churchill (1938), Edwin Montagu (1879), Steve Sumner (1955), Tom Watson (1859), and Max Minghella (1985). After him are John Bingham, 7th Earl of Lucan (1934), Paul Mariner (1953), Joanna Baillie (1762), Humphrey Carpenter (1946), Roger Taylor (1941), and Jack Fairman (1913).

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Among ACTORS In United Kingdom

Among actors born in United Kingdom, Kenneth Williams ranks 857. Before him are Kevin Whately (1951), Mary Forbes (1883), Andrea Riseborough (1981), Steve-O (1974), Carmen Ejogo (1973), and Max Minghella (1985). After him are Margaret Wycherly (1881), Eve Best (1971), Lysette Anthony (1963), Anna Chancellor (1965), Roland Young (1887), and Muriel Pavlow (1921).

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